Bullets, shells, or other objects fired from weapons. More broadly, it can mean anything used to support an argument or attack an opponent in a debate.
From French *munition* (“fortification supplies”), with *ammunition* emerging as a variant influenced by *à munition*. The root goes back to Latin *munīre* (“to fortify”), referring to supplies for defense and attack.
Ammunition started as a word for all military supplies, not just bullets. Today we also use it metaphorically: facts can be “ammunition” in an argument. The word quietly connects physical warfare with verbal and political battles.
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